CVE-2024-25260

Publication date 20 February 2024

Last updated 24 March 2025


Ubuntu priority

elfutils v0.189 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the handle_verdef() function at readelf.c.

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Why is this CVE low priority?

No security impact per upstream elfutils developers

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
elfutils 24.10 oracular
Not affected
24.04 LTS noble
Fixed 0.190-1.1ubuntu0.1
23.10 mantic Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Ignored end of ESM support, was needs-triage

Notes


mdeslaur

per the bug, upstream does not consider this issue to have a security impact, lowering priority to low

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
elfutils

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-7369-1
    • elfutils vulnerabilities
    • 24 March 2025

Other references